Figma
Large (~2,800)
Poolside
Small (~150)
Best For
Figma
Best for: Ambitious engineers who want world-class technical challenges on a beloved product
Poolside
Best for: AI researchers who want frontier code generation work with genuine remote flexibility and Paris offsites
Ratings
FigmaPoolside
3.7
3.8
Overall
3.1
3.5
Work-Life Balance
4.0
3.9
Culture & Values
4.0
3.8
Comp & Benefits
3.2
3.6
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.6
Career Opps
👍 73% Recommend
👤 95% CEO Approval (Dylan Field)
👍 76% Recommend
👤 80% CEO Approval (Jason Warner)
Culture Values
Figma only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Poolside only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Figma
- World-class talent and technically ambitious problems — real-time multiplayer, WebAssembly rendering
- Strong product mission that employees genuinely believe in — Figma is loved by its users
- Work-life balance rated 3.1/5 — 60+ hour weeks common, especially near deadlines
- Hypergrowth growing pains — product suite doubled without proportional hiring
Poolside
- Remote-first with monthly Paris gatherings
- Cutting-edge code generation research
- Early-stage with limited structure
- Comp may trail larger AI labs
Bottom Line
Figma
Choose Figma if you want WebAssembly-level challenges on a product people love — but expect 60+ hour weeks during crunch.
Poolside
Choose Poolside if you want cutting-edge code AI research on a remote-first flat team (ex-GitHub CTO leadership) — but expect early-stage ambiguity and comp that trails the larger AI labs.
Open Roles
Figma — 155 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
46
💻 Engineering
27
👤 HR / People
11
🎨 Design
9
📣 Marketing
6
⚖️ Legal
5
📊 Data
4
📋 Product
4
💰 Finance
2
🎧 Support
2
🧠 ML / AI
1
Poolside — 12 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
📊 Data
2
🧠 ML / AI
1
Summary
Figma scores 3.7/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.1 work-life balance rating. Poolside scores 3.8/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth. Figma also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Poolside also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Figma has 155 open roles and Poolside has 12 open roles.